Translations here

These Plugins are used for this Tutorial

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Eyecandy5  Here

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Le logiciel 3D Insofta   Hier

Is a program that stands on its own = not a plug in

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Before you start

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Open PSP .

Open your material .

Open / tubes duplicate and close originals

Open then Minimize the mask in PSP

Put filters in their proper folders.

Brushes and other tools in their respective folders

To import presets Eye candy / Double-click the file it will automatically install

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When you see this logo the filter is imported in Unlimited

For older versions of PSP may be that you are having trouble opening the tubes

Just click OK and the tube can be used.

Thanks Renée

This lesson was made in version 17 , but can easily be made in previous version.

The colors may be slightly different that depends on which version you are using

You are welcome to take this arrow with you, it shows you always where you are (just click and drag)

Have Fun!

Joyeux Noel 2014

Happy Christmas

Buon Natale

Feliz Navidad

Fröhliche Weihnachten

Feliz Natal

Vrolijk Kersfeest

  Let's start the lesson .

- Material Properties: Foreground color =#97aff7 Background color = :#19729e

1. Open the image ''fond_renee_christmas_2014''/Promote Background layer =Raster 1

2. Layers- New Raster layer

-Activate Flood Fill Tool and fill the layer with the foreground color

3. Layers-New Mask Layer From Image and choose Mask:''masque_Christmas_2014.jpg''

4. Effects- Edge Effects- Enhance More

5. Layers- Merge- Merge Group

6.Layers- New Raster layer

7. Selections - load/save selection - load selection from disk and choose my selection: ''christmas_renee_2014''

-Foreground Material - select my file in the list ''ES Ocean Breeze 002 ''Prepare a Sunburst Gradient see print screen .

- Activate Flood Fill Tool and fill the selection with the gradient

8. Effects- Plugins - EyeCandy5_Impact _Glass-tab Settings/User Settings and choose my Preset- ''christmas_2014_glass"

- Selections- Deselect All

9. Layers- Duplicate -Image Resize 85% (Resize all layers not checked) Reduce the opacity of this layer to 55%

10. Layers- Arrange- Move Down like this

Layer-Palette - highlight top layer

11. Activate an image of your choice or take mine ''image_noel_3''

- Edit/copy-Edit paste as a new layer on your working area

(to facilitate placement of picture /Reduce the opacity of the Christmas ball between 50 -60)

12. Selections - load/save selection - load selection from disk and choose my selection: ''christmas_renee_2014''

- Selections/Invert - Delete

- Layer palette, Blend Mode to Dissolve and layer opacity to 67%

Selections- Deselect All

13.Layers- Merge- Merge Down

-In the Layer palette, set Blend Mode to Normal

14. Layers- Duplicate - Place a little higher (see example )

If you work with different colours => change the blend mode to Overlay in the layer palette

- My choice: I changed the blend mode to "Difference " and the Opacity 40%

15. Open your tube ''calques decoration -Noel_2014''

Activate the different layers - select the tubes that you like and paste them as new layers

(do not use the tube filet yet -we will use it later)

-When all is arranged to your choice

16. Layers- Merge- Merge Visible

17.Image - Add borders-Symmetric checked: 1 pixel with color #2b2f45

18.Image - Add borders-Symmetric checked: 60 pixels color white

19. Open the tube '' decoration_Noel_2014''again

-activate tube ''filet'' - - Edit/copy-Edit paste as a new layer. With your move tool place it on the right place

- Your work looks like this

20. Layers- New Raster layer

21. Selection Tool ( S ) Custom selection with these values

22. Activate Flood fill tool and fill the selection with this color#2b2f45

23. Effects- Plugins- EyeCandy 5 -Impact -Extrude -tab Settings/User Settings and choose my Preset-''noel_2014_extrude_renee''

24. Open the tube '' cordes_noel_2014'' -Edit/copy-Edit paste as a new layer.

Put them in the right place to create the swing

25. Layers- Merge- Merge Down

- With your move tool move to the left side

26. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop shadow setting to your own choice

27. Open your tube ''e124_ks''- Edit/copy-Edit paste as a new layer. With your move tool place it in the right place

28. Open the tube ''bridge_CD_fantaisie''- Edit/copy-Edit paste as a new layer. With your move tool place it in the right place

29. Open your tube ''noel_Medaillon'' -Edit/copy-Edit paste as a new layer. With your move tool place it in the right place

30. Activate the tube ''calques decoration -Noel_2014''/again

- Activate your tube ''attaches_pour _deco''- Edit/copy-Edit paste as a new layer. With your move tool place it see example

31. Layers- Merge -Merge Visible

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Insofta 3D text explanation

-Logiciel Insofta 3 D

Is a program that stands on its own = not a plugin

1. Extract the zip in a folder name: ""Insofta_3D"

2. Open the text file Serials, in your taskbar.

3. Double-click the icon

4. Close the welcome screen! Go to Help => Register ...

5. Copy this name => kikiriki from text file Serials

paste it into the registration window

Copy this number (or one of the others)

and paste it into the registration window.

Put the program just in your task bar until later on in the lesson

Go to the program Insofta 3D Text Commander 2.0. If you really can’t do it with the program, then you will find the text into the zipfile

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- 1. Click to remove the Welcome screen/Click on the yellow folder, and say  NO to the question

- In the window / delete existing text and write your text

font choice - centering -size - perspective

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When you want to use another colour you can change it here: tab 'Side Images & Colors''

- Saving => go to the first tab called Project

- Click >Project

- Click on the button Save Image

-Tick

Point 1= As visible in the preview pane

Point 2= Png (transparency supported)

Point 3= Browse (Click the button Browse, and save the file in folder of your choice)

Give it a name =SAVE

- Your work will be registered in PNG.

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We continue with the lesson

31. Open your tube with the text Edit/copy-Edit paste as a new layer on your working area and move

32.Image - Add borders-Symmetric checked: 1 pixels color #2b2f45

33.Image - Add borders-Symmetric checked: 10 pixels color white

34. Image Resize - 995 pixels Width

Save as JPG

I hope you enjoyed this lesson

Renée

This lesson was written by Renée 2/10/2014

Created the

 12/2014

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Any resemblance with an existing lesson is merely a coincidence *

* Don't forget to thank the people who work for us and with us. I named the tubeurs - Testers and the translators.

Thanks Renée.

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